GRE Word List

PHOENIX

a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period

The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.

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aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
satellitea celestial body orbiting another of larger size
dappledmarked with small spots or patches contrasting with the background
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